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SpaceX Flight 7 Launching in Less Than 7 Hours

The seventh flight test of Starship is preparing to launch Wednesday, January 15. The 60-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT. The upcoming flight test will launch a new generation ship with significant upgrades, attempt Starship’s first payload deployment test, fly multiple reentry experiments geared towards ship catch and reuse, and launch and
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BioNutrients Flight Experiments

Elizabeth E. KellerApr 16, 2024 On-demand nutrient production system for long-duration missions When astronauts embark on long space missions, they’ll need to grow their own food because pre-packaged meals from Earth lose their nutritional value over time. The BioNutrients project at Ames Research Center’s Space Biosciences Division has solved this problem by using genetic engineering to
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Alaska-Australia flight could place bird in record books

ROD McGUIRK, Associated PressOct. 28, 2022Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 1:19 p.m.This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1of3Bar-tailed godwits stand on the beach at Marion Bay in Australia's Tasmania state on Feb. 17, 2018. A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least
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